Saturday, April 17, 2010

Navarino Trail Marathon

26.2 Miles 2:57:36 6:47 average per mile2nd Overall 1st Age Group8:00 am) low 40's Sunny/WindyNew PR for Trail marathon. I never thought today I would break 3 hours.I was thinking maybe 3:05 or so. I knew from the start I would not win. The first place finisher went out like a mad man. At mile 1 I already lost sight of him. I was comfortable in 2nd and it stayed that way the rest of the race. I ran 1:29 or so for the first of two loops. So I new in my mind I had a chance of sub 3.

I started the second loop feeling good but my splits seemed a bit slower. By mile 18 I was still holding my own and decided I was going for sub 3. I had nothing else to motivate me. I knew first was out and I had a nice lead on the 3rd place finisher. I pushed on. I never felt like I hit the wall at all. The last few miles are the toughest part of the course with the sand and hills and I was still running strong. I even had my fastest split at mile 24.

I finished about 3-4 minutes behind the winner. He was more than 5 minutes ahead of me at the half. I believe he turned an ankle or something as my friend Alicia said he was limping afterwards. He came down from Upper Michigan and is 29 years old. So at least he was 10 years younger than me makes me feel a little bit better.

Afterwards had a nice lunch with Jeff & Alicia. They served Bison & Elk burgers. I had to try the Elk burger since I have never had one. It was very good.

In the picture above is the finisher medal actually it's made out of wood. It's pretty neat. I like it because it's different from all the others that I have.

I feel pretty good so far I'm sure I will get sore and stiff tomorrow or the next day. I will try and run tomorrow just an easy shake out run.

Up next is my first Ultra of the year May 8th. I'm kind of nervous because have not got in the long runs like I would have liked. Today was a good long run at least.

Final note I ran in my New Balance MT100 shoes today and they were awesome I love them. They really helped me especially in the sandy sections. I might wear them for my 50 miler. My only concern would be how would my feet hold up. They don't have a lot of support or cushioning and the trail will be more rugged than the one I ran today.

2011 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon

2008 North Face Endurance Challenge 50k Madison, WI

2008 Pikes Peak Marathon Manitou Springs, CO.

2007 California International Marathon Sacremento, CA.

About Me

I started running in 2004. I have run 44 marathons with a PR of 2:42:32 at Green Bay 2011. My current interest is running road marathons and running ultra marathon distances. I have run 5 50Ks, 6 50 milers, 1 100k and a 100 miler.